A perfect Ligurian baked fish requires neither time, nor numerous ingredients, nor special skills. All you need is a fresh fish and a handful of flavors that speak of Liguria: …
“When are we organizing our apéritif in the alley?” This is the question with which I opened the conversation the first night I sat at the table with my family in …
Traditionally also known as the "bread of the sea", anchovies are a cornerstone of the seafood cuisine of Liguria. They migrate in schools, in front of the Ligurian coasts from spring …
Val D'Aveto, you know, fascinates me deeply. I’ve been visiting it for three summers. Short daily trips, nothing more, hanging around without a precise destination. But it was enough to …
Grandma’s stuffed tomatoes are a must on our summer tables. In Liguria, the tomato par excellence are "cuore di bue" tomatoes, a tomato that has the shape of a beef heart. …
The vegetable garden we have in our home in Cervo every year slowly gives us smooth and shiny eggplants. We love them all, one by one, ‘cause they are the result …
Have you ever had to wake up late and not have more time to organize something with friends? Or to have friends over but an almost empty fridge? Sometimes it …
This is the original traditional recipe of the iconic Ligurian fried anchovies. Ligurian fishermen, coming back home at night after an hard fishing day, often brought some anchovies for …
Few days ago I was hanging around on my old Genoese cooking books looking for some ideas for a traditional meat dish and I bump into the recipe of Tomaxelle, …
